Just wondered how I can add some of my games not showing into my Play Launcher? I bought NFS: Shift and works but doesn't show in the launcher which is annoying as the demo did!?
I'd also like to add my emu's and a few other games to it if I can?
I think that we need to modify the PlayLauncher for custom apps :>
As atm you cant add anything on your own
Hey FK,
I was surfing for a similar answer as to why my Launcher isn't showing the latest games & stumbled across your answer in the SE forums from an admin:
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Maybe you could try to clear data in the Xperia PLAY app.
Menu > Settings > Applications > Xperia PLAY > Clear data.
Check if that might help.
If not, try to download the update for the Xperia PLAY app. Search Market for "Xperia PLAY games launcher" and install the update.
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As for your other answer, I don't know how to add additional items into that menu. I manually installed the NFL demo before & I had to copy a ".so" file into one of the system folders for it to show up on the launcher but sounds like hard work to figure out whats in the .so file. Search for the NFL demo if u are feeling brave.
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As for your other answer, I don't know how to add additional items into that menu. I manually installed the NFL demo before & I had to copy a ".so" file into one of the system folders for it to show up on the launcher but sounds like hard work to figure out whats in the .so file. Search for the NFL demo if u are feeling brave.
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if this works, sounds like a great app could be made to add user chosen programs to that launcher
johnsongrantr said:
if this works, sounds like a great app could be made to add user chosen programs to that launcher
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.so files are lib files, sounds like we have to add some libs for each game to /system/lib/
AndroHero said:
.so files are lib files, sounds like we have to add some libs for each game to /system/lib/
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Have you tested this? working?
That doesn't appear to be the case. Android seems to tell the app whenever a new package is installed or removed, at which point it decides whether it should be added to the list of games. I'm looking deeper into how this all works.
Games for sale are essentially pulled down from an RSS feed. If your provider has its own store, it can have its own feed as well (which is what Rogers does).
There's a database called content.db that the app uses to populate the user's personal library of games. Game names, package names, install time, last run time, whether there's a manual with it, whether there's an icon or badge, etc.. Now to find out how it decides to put data into that database.
It has its own internal whitelist and blacklist. Whitelist consists of all packages starting with "com.gameloft." and "com.ea." and the blacklist contains "com.ea.tetris" since it doesn't have Xperia Play support.
Found in its testing database for the Xperia Play app: "Super Street Fighter 2 Alpha Turbo Ultra Remix Deluxe Extra Very Long Title Edition" lol
There's a set of different data sources that the app uses to populate its list of games. It looks like PSN will be one of them. There's a class for PSN data sources, however it basically has no real code in it and always returns void. It also has two empty methods, get price and get currency. Don't be surprised if linking to your PSN account is one of the big announcements Sony's been hinting we'll get at E3 (but not without an updated launcher first).
Not all gameloft games appear in the launcher, only xperia play enabled games, maybe if you decompile an experia play enabled .apk, you might find somthing.
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I uninstalled Fifa & the other bundled game to reinstall again under setinstalllocation2 but neither have ever shown up in the Play menu since.
Someone managed to solve this problem.
The games also have installed do not appear in the menu of play
Sorry for the poor english
thank you
I don't know, most games optimized for the Xperia Play show up in the Pocket app, Even Minecraft.
Sorry to bump this but is this possible?
To add a game to the Xperia Play Games Launcher?
IrishStuff09 said:
Sorry to bump this but is this possible?
To add a game to the Xperia Play Games Launcher?
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Good job necro-ing this thread...
The basic answer is that the APK for whatever game has to have a string in it that marks it as Xperia Play optimized. Look for the thread with the Xperia Play touchpad tester. His later version shows up in the Play launcher when it is installed. I think he managed to get all of this from the SDK. So basically, it is up to the developer to include the string (and most just don't know about it).
Can we force add things in? Not really, unless you want to decompile the apk's and add stuff in and then recompile them. Not worth it really. Easier to get a custom secondary launcher instead.
Like wich???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110405
Editing the Xperia Play (slide open) app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110405
Editing the Xperia Play (slide open) app
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Men, thank you!
That was a very nifty post :laugh:
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GameTime Plus and League Pass are 2 separate apps which add-on to NBA GameTime free. They do not work without the free app installed first and their features are independent of one another so what one add-on does will not give you access to what the other add-on is capable of.
GameTime Plus only provides live in-game radio and post game video highlights.
League Pass only provides streaming live video during the game.
When you install League Pass it successfully merges with the GameTime free app as you will notice it then says 'league pass enabled' when you start the app and the ads are gone.
However, when attempting to install GameTime Plus, it does not seem to locate or acknowledge that GameTime free is already installed because it asks you to install it and tries to take you to to the market with an unsuccessful search string. Therefore it does not successfully merge like the League Pass add-on and instead, creates a duplicate GameTime icon. Any attempt to access a gametime plus feature says you need to purchase it so the install is not successful.
I found these elsewhere (I cannot post formatted links):
League Pass: h//easy-share.com/1912770921/com.mobitv.lib.nlp-1.apk [50kb]
GameTime Plus: h//easy-share.com/1912770920/com.nbadigital.gametime.gametimeplus-1.apk [300kb]
If anyone could take a look and see what the problem is and, more importantly, provide a fix or remedy? Again, you need the GameTime free app installed first and you can find that by searching for 'nba digital' in the market.
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GameTime Plus and League Pass are 2 separate apps which add-on to NBA GameTime free. They do not work without the free app installed first and their features are independent of one another so what one add-on does will not give you access to what the other add-on is capable of.
GameTime Plus only provides live in-game radio and post game video highlights.
League Pass only provides streaming live video during the game.
When you install League Pass it successfully merges with the GameTime free app as you will notice it then says 'league pass enabled' when you start the app and the ads are gone.
However, when attempting to install GameTime Plus, it does not seem to locate or acknowledge that GameTime free is already installed because it asks you to install it and tries to take you to to the market with an unsuccessful search string. Therefore it does not successfully merge like the League Pass add-on and instead, creates a duplicate GameTime icon. Any attempt to access a gametime plus feature says you need to purchase it so the install is not successful.
I found these elsewhere (I cannot post formatted links):
League Pass: h//easy-share.com/1912770921/com.mobitv.lib.nlp-1.apk [50kb]
GameTime Plus: h//easy-share.com/1912770920/com.nbadigital.gametime.gametimeplus-1.apk [300kb]
If anyone could take a look and see what the problem is and, more importantly, provide a fix or remedy? Again, you need the GameTime free app installed first and you can find that by searching for 'nba digital' in the market.
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gametime plus dont work
so this too, i only installed game time(for video), and will see today when games actually air to see if that works
wawa144st said:
gametime plus dont work
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do you know how to fix it?
crutoi said:
so this too, i only installed game time(for video), and will see today when games actually air to see if that works
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you mean league pass (with game time free)? that's the one that is supposed to let you watch the games live.
game time plus (with game time free) gives you live radio and post-game video but not live video.
can somebody please upload the FREE version of the app, for some reason all my downloads are stuck and starting download
thanks in advance
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can somebody please upload the FREE version of the app, for some reason all my downloads are stuck and starting download
thanks in advance
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i had that problem earlier, all u have to do is cancel the download, and hit install again. if that doesnt work, restart your phone then try again.
sram21092 said:
i had that problem earlier, all u have to do is cancel the download, and hit install again. if that doesnt work, restart your phone then try again.
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I tried searching the market with my search strings as "nba digital" or "nba gamte time".
Both results did not show the nba game time app. Any idea why? Thanks.
I dragged league pass into my sd card and installed. Installation completed but the games were all blacked out..I d-loaded location spoofer to get around the ip but no luck. Anyone else have a solution yet? This app is more important to me than the NFL one yet that one works flawless...on wifi that is
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I dragged league pass into my sd card and installed. Installation completed but the games were all blacked out..I d-loaded location spoofer to get around the ip but no luck. Anyone else have a solution yet? This app is more important to me than the NFL one yet that one works flawless...on wifi that is
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If you guys open the game time app, press the menu key, select "more" and then "blackout information" they're pretty clear in explaining that none of the vpn, proxies or spoofers will work to get through the blackouts. Hopefully someone comes up with a method they haven't covered yet.
I would love to have this app but I don't want to pay $45 when my hometeams are blacked out. I hope it gets hacked like it did last year... came in usefull at school and work.
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when ever i dl league pass, dosent show up as an app to install on my phone
i can see it on my sd card, but it just has an gear and like a window pane.
Can somebody upload on internet free version of NBA Game Time 2010/11. I have a problem with android market.
Thanks
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http://www.mediafire.com/?d6ztdti0wuk8ole
http://www.mediafire.com/?xabwj6w1ccajp91
Just run regular Game Time after installing both and you'll have the Plus features.
I would like to be able to use the League Pass. Nothing shows up though for the games or schedule. Everything just shows not available....
rdcrds said:
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Just run regular Game Time after installing both and you'll have the Plus features.
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thank you. one step closer. now all we need is league pass and it shall be a fantastic season
there not installing
uninstall the one from the market if you have it in there.then install them. i had the same issue
All games are blacked out not just local games!
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did anybody get the hack or patch yet for this?
the two files in post #13 work. you need to uninstall any previous version of gametime you had before or you will keep getting the "not installed" message. now we just need an updated mobitv league pass apk in order to watch live games. the league pass apk posted in the beginning of this thread doesn't work with the updated game and game plus apk's in post #13.
Hey all, just got my xperia play this morning, just got rid of my legend of a phone htc hero and noticed when i slide up the game pad, some of my games iv just bought and downloaded are missing, asphalt 6 isnt there and neither is guitar hero 6, not too sure whats causing it, i have tried just restarting phone but no joy.
Anyone else got this issue?
If there is a solution, let me know.
Cheers
Shotgunfool
have you synced your google account to the new phone? maybe the apps got taken down if youve already done that
i have got all the ones there that come as stock, sims, fifa, star batallion and bruce lee, and yes iv synced my gmail account so i could access the market, but theyre not displayed in the games launcher menu
Maybe a reboot? The app lurks in the background (eating your resources), maybe it only detects new programs when it is started? A reboot should make it recheck for apps.
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hi first post here! but i believe there should be an update in the android market for the xperia play app
or slide the gamepad up so the xperia play app launches
then select more games at the bottom
then scroll all the way to the right and you should see "updated xperia play launcher"
click it an the update will proceed
hope this helps
Was just coming back onto the forum to say that iv fixed it, and this is the exact fix
Thanks.
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Right now I'm a little bit confused. When I slide out the gamepad and the Xperia Play App appears, I've got access to all games developed to XP. In the top right corner there is a link to the Android Market where it lists the "Xperia Play Optimized" Apps.
Here's my question, why there are some games there are listed on the Android Market that do not appear in the XP App? For example Baseball Superstars 2011, just to mention the first I found in the list.
I understand why some games don't appear on Android Market (ex. Gameloft's), but the opposite I can't understand why.
This is confusing and doesn't make much sense. Not to mention the PS Pocket games, if this is a Playstation certified device, PS games should be the first to appear when the gamepad is open.
I end with a suggestion, why not reunite all games together when the slide is open, PS Pocket included.
And that is, not counting the PlayNow market. Sony should cut on the different markets' malarky.
Yes, I forgot the Play Now market. For me it's just another useless app on my phone.
I got rid of that play now piece of ****, yeah I dunno, it would have been better to have the slide out with XP games on one tab down the bottom and PS1 games on the other, and in order to buy more games, have a button in the top right (like now)! Then do away with the 2 other markets...!
I bought morden combat 2 on my old phone thur market and when I try to search for it in market its not there anymore only in xperia play market which there makin me buy again is there a way around that
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To show up in the Xperia Play app directly, app developers need to submit their apps directly to Sony Ericsson. That's why not all apps in the Market show up.
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I bought morden combat 2 on my old phone thur market and when I try to search for it in market its not there anymore only in xperia play market which there makin me buy again is there a way around that
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E-mail Gameloft?
I guess it's because the version you buy in the Xperia Play market is the Xperia Play optimized one, and the non-optimized versions will not appear anywhere.
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Yes, I forgot the Play Now market. For me it's just another useless app on my phone.
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Apple and Android market the crap out of how many millions of apps they have.
Truth is, most of them are useless.
Probably 99.99% of them are total crud
zerojay said:
To show up in the Xperia Play app directly, app developers need to submit their apps directly to Sony Ericsson. That's why not all apps in the Market show up.
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Yeah, I thought it was something like that. Shame on the developers then
Hi all,
I'm a new SmartWatch 2 user and I've already gone through and installed the very limited amount of apps that are interesting for me.
What I am struggling with is a single place to go to new apps. Is this something I can do in the Play Store? Doesn't seem very easy if there is.
A central hub with new apps for the watch would make things a lot easier - reviews not essential, but would be useful.
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What I am struggling with is a single place to go to new apps. Is this something I can do in the Play Store? Doesn't seem very easy if there is.
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This is the most selective search for SW2 apps on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q="smartwatch 2"&c=apps
I couldn't find a better way...
You also can search with "liveware"
I find it easiest to go to the smartwatch application (fastest way to get there is by tapping on the 'SW2 connected' message in the notification pull-down) and select search for applications that are optimized for the SW2. This is at the top of the list of applications that are already installed.
Fred
I'm working on a portal for Smartwatch apps. I will post about it here when ready
Sounds good. The Play store needs an option to look for Smartwatch apps or a category.
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SW2 Apps Portal
eclipxe said:
I'm working on a portal for Smartwatch apps. I will post about it here when ready
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So - any news?
I think there should be two main caegories:
1) Apps FOR the smartwatch
2) Apps for Anndroid btw supporting smartwatch (apps for phone having some SW2 support)
There is this app that you could try to make things a little easier but, it's not all that great. Still better than doing it manually on your phone from the Play Store though: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=blukzapps.smartwatch.sony&hl=en
Anyone with the ADT-1, do you have full access to the play store or is it a curated list of apps?
For my uses I'm really going to want to have access to a VPN application like Anyconnect or OpenConnect, is that a possibility with the Player?
Right now, since it's only a preview with a preview of the Play Store, the app base is very limited to choose from. Like 20-30. So far though, I have been able to sideload many APKs just fine (root explorer, XBMC, XBMC Updater, etc.). I still haven't gotten the OTA that was released yesterday though, so I don't know if the experience will change; however, I'm willing to bet there will be some kind of curated experience.
Update: Found the OTA package for Molly to LPX13D. Updating now (after master resetting by mistake - lol). Will follow up with what the updated experience looks like.
Update 2: So, I'm on the new build. The overall experience is pretty much the same, with some minor UI/UX changes. The Play Store no longer says preview on it; however, I still only have the small list of apps. More specifically: 4 Android TV apps; 3 TV Remote Games; and about 15-20 Gamepad Games.
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Right now, since it's only a preview with a preview of the Play Store, the app base is very limited to choose from. Like 20-30. So far though, I have been able to sideload many APKs just fine (root explorer, XBMC, XBMC Updater, etc.). I still haven't gotten the OTA that was released yesterday though, so I don't know if the experience will change; however, I'm willing to bet there will be some kind of curated experience.
Update: Found the OTA package for Molly to LPX13D. Updating now (after master resetting by mistake - lol). Will follow up with what the updated experience looks like.
Update 2: So, I'm on the new build. The overall experience is pretty much the same, with some minor UI/UX changes. The Play Store no longer says preview on it; however, I still only have the small list of apps. More specifically: 4 Android TV apps; 3 TV Remote Games; and about 15-20 Gamepad Games.
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Where can I find the LPX13D build for ADT-1?
jimmyjamesbob said:
Where can I find the LPX13D build for ADT-1?
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The link to the OTA is http://android.clients.google.com/p...a.signed-molly-LPX13D-from-LPW39.92b93576.zip
If you have rooted the device you will have to fix the update-script to remove checks of install-recovery.sh and build.prop as well as installing a custom recovery for the modified build to install.
Two questions related to apps from the Play Store...
a) Do I need to root in order to sideload apps? Or can I do it similar to a phone/tablet where I just have to allow "unknown sources"?
b) The three apps that will be my "killer apps" will be the DirecTV app, Amazon Prime, and HockeyStreams (HSDroid in the play store). Any reason to believe any/all of these will not work if side loaded?
Thanks in advance... this will likely drive my decision to buy a Nexus Player!
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Two questions related to apps from the Play Store...
a) Do I need to root in order to sideload apps? Or can I do it similar to a phone/tablet where I just have to allow "unknown sources"?
b) The three apps that will be my "killer apps" will be the DirecTV app, Amazon Prime, and HockeyStreams (HSDroid in the play store). Any reason to believe any/all of these will not work if side loaded?
Thanks in advance... this will likely drive my decision to buy a Nexus Player!
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As of right now you can adb install any application (or at least on the ADT-1).
sloheim said:
Two questions related to apps from the Play Store...
a) Do I need to root in order to sideload apps? Or can I do it similar to a phone/tablet where I just have to allow "unknown sources"?
b) The three apps that will be my "killer apps" will be the DirecTV app, Amazon Prime, and HockeyStreams (HSDroid in the play store). Any reason to believe any/all of these will not work if side loaded?
Thanks in advance... this will likely drive my decision to buy a Nexus Player!
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Some apps have compatibility issues with ADT-1. I've tried the Comcast VOD app and HBO Go. They load, but are missing elements for navigation and don't function properly.
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For my uses I'm really going to want to have access to a VPN application like Anyconnect or OpenConnect, is that a possibility with the Player?
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I was wondering this as well. I know that Android has native support for PPTP and L2TP/IPsec protocols and that I can set up a VPN on my Nexus 5 with no additional software. Does the Nexus Player / ADT-1 have this functionality, or has it (as I suspect) been removed?
Thanks.